leap·frog
ˈlēp-ˌfrȯg 
-ˌfräg
: a game in which one player bends down and is vaulted over by another player
leapfrogged; leapfrogging
: to leap or progress in or as if in leapfrog
1
: to go ahead of (each other) in turn
specifically
: to advance (two military units) by keeping one unit in action while moving the other unit past it to a position farther in front
2
: to evade by or as if by a bypass
Examples of leapfrog in a Sentence
Verb
Skipping his last two years of high school, he leapfrogged his classmates and went to college.
This year's technologies are leapfrogging last year's designs.
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Ben Morse, CNN, 26 Nov. 2024
My optimism is that BCI companies will rise to the occasion and leapfrog gaps in policy rather than letting their users boil in the waters of broken health coverage.
—Naveen Rao, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Duncan Madden, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
In their bid to increase development, the reforms largely leapfrog existing local processes, including local residents’ ability to weigh in at meetings or launch campaigns to slow reforms.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 19 May 2025
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Noun
The victory sees the Ravens leapfrog the Chargers in the AFC playoff standings, with Baltimore moving up to fifth and the Bolts falling to sixth.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 26 Nov. 2024
My optimism is that BCI companies will rise to the occasion and leapfrog gaps in policy rather than letting their users boil in the waters of broken health coverage.
—Naveen Rao, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Verb
Chicago leapfrogs over both Beijing (which has dropped two places since last year from 10th to 12th) and Shanghai (down three places from 11th to 14th) to claim a place in the top 10 for the first time with 127,100 millionaires, 295 centis and 25 billionaires.
—Duncan Madden, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
In their bid to increase development, the reforms largely leapfrog existing local processes, including local residents’ ability to weigh in at meetings or launch campaigns to slow reforms.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 19 May 2025
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“Leapfrog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leapfrog. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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